1 “Call out now;Is there anyone who will answer you?And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 For wrath kills a foolish man,And envy slays a simple one.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root,But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
4 His sons are far from safety,They are crushed in the gate,And there is no deliverer.
5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest,Taking it even from the thorns,And a snare snatches their substance.
6 For affliction does not come from the dust,Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
7 Yet man is born to trouble,As the sparks fly upward.